West (2013)
She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past.
East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.
Director: Christian Schwochow
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 102 min
Release Date: October 25, 2013
Cast
- Jördis Triebel - Nelly
- Tristan Göbel - Alexej
- Alexander Scheer - Hans Pischke
- Jacky Ido - John Bird
- Anja Antonowicz - Krystina
- Stefan Lampadius - Jürgen Lüttich
- Andreas Nickl - Gerd Becker
- Gabriele Schulze - Frau Breitscheit
- Michael Witte - Joachim Fierlinger
- Tania Carlin - Britische Geheimdienstlerin
Screenplay
- Heide Schwochow (Screenplay)
- Julia Franck (Novel)
Music: Lorenz Dangel
Cinematography: Frank Lamm
Editing: Jens Klüber
Production: Terz Filmproduktion, Zero One Film, Ö-Filmproduktion
Country: Germany
Language: English, Deutsch, Polski, Pусский
Original Language: de
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is West about?
- East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.
- Who directed West?
- West was directed by Christian Schwochow.
- Who stars in West?
- West stars Jördis Triebel, Tristan Göbel, Alexander Scheer, Jacky Ido, Anja Antonowicz, Stefan Lampadius.
- How long is West?
- West has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- What genre is West?
- West is a Drama film.
- Where was West produced?
- West was produced in Germany.